Federal legislation pits environment vs. security Plan to ease conservation laws for Border Patrol draws outcry (illegal immigrants, Republicans)

[ErikCortez]

"Federal authorities can't secure sections of the U.S. border because of environmental laws that block access to public lands and slow efforts to stop drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, say backers of legislation that would waive those laws along the border. But conservation groups say the congressional bills, two in the U.S. House and one in the Senate, create solutions for non-existent problems and are largely driven by opportunistic, anti-environmental lawmakers who want to weaken laws they always have opposed.
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Closing the border is more importent.

[chicagonut]

Originally Posted by ErikCortez

"Federal authorities can't secure sections of the U.S. border because of environmental laws that block access to public lands and slow efforts to stop drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, say backers of legislation that would waive those laws along the border. But conservation groups say the congressional bills, two in the U.S. House and one in the Senate, create solutions for non-existent problems and are largely driven by opportunistic, anti-environmental lawmakers who want to weaken laws they always have opposed.
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Closing the border is more importent.

No ulterior motive on the part of these so-called "conservation groups", right? I wonder who their backers are? The NCLR is one that comes to mind or any other so-called "immigrant" rights organization.

I like this part:

"The environmental damage that is currently occurring from drug smugglers and human smugglers will vastly outweigh any damages by the Border Patrol," Quayle said. "The Border Patrol will have much better sense and take much better care of the area."

[Isitmeorarethingsnuts?]

That is down right hilarious when you look at the tons of trash left behind in the wake of the illegal pathways. It bothers me that the republicans are too stupid to bring that up though. The republicans seem to miss an awful lot of opportunities to point these things out IMO. I let them know that too.